Comments on: Fort Bend County Condos for the Small Plane Set http://swamplot.com/fort-bend-county-condos-for-the-small-plane-set/2009-05-08/ Houston, Texas real estate development, home buying, landscape, and design Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:14:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: wcsjr http://swamplot.com/fort-bend-county-condos-for-the-small-plane-set/2009-05-08/#comment-27743 wcsjr Tue, 12 May 2009 15:39:42 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=8919#comment-27743 Similar and equally compelling "Cost/Benefit arguments can be made for Executive Management of multi billion dollar corporations, so why did congress get on a high horse when they are the biggest hypocrits in the country. Their actions contributed to the exacerbation of economic decline in the US while at the same time they are abusing the priviledges of their office. Similar and equally compelling “Cost/Benefit arguments can be made for Executive Management of multi billion dollar corporations, so why did congress get on a high horse when they are the biggest hypocrits in the country. Their actions contributed to the exacerbation of economic decline in the US while at the same time they are abusing the priviledges of their office.

]]> By: Jimbo http://swamplot.com/fort-bend-county-condos-for-the-small-plane-set/2009-05-08/#comment-27658 Jimbo Mon, 11 May 2009 20:26:16 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=8919#comment-27658 Corporate jet manufacturers are seeing less business because corporations are cutting back on expenses. Many corporations have cut not only private jet tavel but also travel of all kinds along with any other expenses that can be considered non-essential. In terms of Air Force1 the same argument came up regarding use of the royal flight in the UK. Once the secuity and logistics costs of ground transportation are factored in, along with the secondary costs caused by the disruption of a passing motorcade it is very easy to justify flying a head of state to their destination versus any other mode of transportation. Corporate jet manufacturers are seeing less business because corporations are cutting back on expenses. Many corporations have cut not only private jet tavel but also travel of all kinds along with any other expenses that can be considered non-essential.

In terms of Air Force1 the same argument came up regarding use of the royal flight in the UK. Once the secuity and logistics costs of ground transportation are factored in, along with the secondary costs caused by the disruption of a passing motorcade it is very easy to justify flying a head of state to their destination versus any other mode of transportation.

]]> By: wcsjr http://swamplot.com/fort-bend-county-condos-for-the-small-plane-set/2009-05-08/#comment-27648 wcsjr Mon, 11 May 2009 18:20:39 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=8919#comment-27648 I wonder when President Obama is going to ground Air Force One and travel via hybrid vehicle. I wonder when congress is going to quit taking multiple luxury vacations every year under the guise of government business. Just wondering. I wonder when President Obama is going to ground Air Force One and travel via hybrid vehicle.

I wonder when congress is going to quit taking multiple luxury vacations every year under the guise of government business.

Just wondering.

]]> By: kjb434 http://swamplot.com/fort-bend-county-condos-for-the-small-plane-set/2009-05-08/#comment-27644 kjb434 Mon, 11 May 2009 17:09:15 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=8919#comment-27644 Tex, Bad PR? Yes. Wrong? No. Politics in Washington is playing the class warfare game. Anybody running a company or has money is being portrayed as evil and corrupt. P.S. The CEO was fired by the Obama administration. Tex,

Bad PR? Yes. Wrong? No.

Politics in Washington is playing the class warfare game. Anybody running a company or has money is being portrayed as evil and corrupt.

P.S. The CEO was fired by the Obama administration.

]]> By: Tex http://swamplot.com/fort-bend-county-condos-for-the-small-plane-set/2009-05-08/#comment-27642 Tex Mon, 11 May 2009 17:06:10 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=8919#comment-27642 Wagner and Nardelli arriving before Congress in private jets was the worst possible PR move...wasteful or not. One was fired and the other soon to be in bankruptcy....Karma? Yup! Obama? No! Wagner and Nardelli arriving before Congress in private jets was the worst possible PR move…wasteful or not. One was fired and the other soon to be in bankruptcy….Karma?
Yup!
Obama?
No!

]]> By: Jim http://swamplot.com/fort-bend-county-condos-for-the-small-plane-set/2009-05-08/#comment-27641 Jim Mon, 11 May 2009 16:27:14 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=8919#comment-27641 kjb434, while the "appearance" of wasting money I'm sure is a contributor to the airplane manufacturer's demise. Everyone is cutting back or delaying big ticket purchases. Every industry that manufactures big ticket items has seen decline, e.g. the auto industry. When companies need to cut costs they stop wasting money (big surprise). I'm an independent, but to pin this on Obama and Congress is an ignorant stretch. kjb434, while the “appearance” of wasting money I’m sure is a contributor to the airplane manufacturer’s demise. Everyone is cutting back or delaying big ticket purchases. Every industry that manufactures big ticket items has seen decline, e.g. the auto industry. When companies need to cut costs they stop wasting money (big surprise).

I’m an independent, but to pin this on Obama and Congress is an ignorant stretch.

]]> By: kjb434 http://swamplot.com/fort-bend-county-condos-for-the-small-plane-set/2009-05-08/#comment-27625 kjb434 Mon, 11 May 2009 12:39:36 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=8919#comment-27625 Who said I'm just blaming Obama? It was our President and people in both parties in Congress who jumped on the bandwagon criticizing a non-issue of corporate jets to score political points. Words have consequences though. Because of the perceived backlash, an entire factory has shut down in Oregon laying off 20,000 people because of canceled small jet orders. Companies didn't want the "appearance" of wasting money, so they just canceled orders for the jets. It's no difference than the false scare over the swine flu and bird flu causing a backlash in the pork and poultry industry. Who said I’m just blaming Obama? It was our President and people in both parties in Congress who jumped on the bandwagon criticizing a non-issue of corporate jets to score political points.

Words have consequences though. Because of the perceived backlash, an entire factory has shut down in Oregon laying off 20,000 people because of canceled small jet orders. Companies didn’t want the “appearance” of wasting money, so they just canceled orders for the jets.

It’s no difference than the false scare over the swine flu and bird flu causing a backlash in the pork and poultry industry.

]]> By: Tex http://swamplot.com/fort-bend-county-condos-for-the-small-plane-set/2009-05-08/#comment-27526 Tex Sat, 09 May 2009 23:39:03 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=8919#comment-27526 And how exactly do you hang this on Obama??? Get a life....and some real world perspective. And how exactly do you hang this on Obama???
Get a life….and some real world perspective.

]]> By: kjb434 http://swamplot.com/fort-bend-county-condos-for-the-small-plane-set/2009-05-08/#comment-27453 kjb434 Fri, 08 May 2009 18:08:03 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=8919#comment-27453 Thanks to the president and congress, thousands of jobs manufacturing small planes are disappearing. On top of that, many small airports are subsequently going to get hurt in the process. It's easy to criticize corporate types for flying company jets and having big salaries, but those things allow them to operate more efficiently and allow the business to hire more people. I'm glad this airport is trying to adapt to the times. Thanks to the president and congress, thousands of jobs manufacturing small planes are disappearing. On top of that, many small airports are subsequently going to get hurt in the process.

It’s easy to criticize corporate types for flying company jets and having big salaries, but those things allow them to operate more efficiently and allow the business to hire more people.

I’m glad this airport is trying to adapt to the times.

]]> By: Miz Brooke Smith http://swamplot.com/fort-bend-county-condos-for-the-small-plane-set/2009-05-08/#comment-27452 Miz Brooke Smith Fri, 08 May 2009 18:06:24 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=8919#comment-27452 "Hangarage"??? “Hangarage”???

]]> By: Jessica http://swamplot.com/fort-bend-county-condos-for-the-small-plane-set/2009-05-08/#comment-27446 Jessica Fri, 08 May 2009 16:44:56 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=8919#comment-27446 That's just a little odd, but interesting. REminds me of the Hangar Hotel in Fredericksburg, which has a fantastic little bar. Not exactly the same concept, but in the same vein. It's a cool place to check out if you're up that way: http://www.hangarhotel.com/ There's a lot of empty space in the warehouses around Hobby these days. There used to be a courier service running out of the private jet/heliport on the South side of the airport which appears to no longer be there. Likewise, there was a flight school that appears to be gone as well. I know the private jet industry is hurting, and if the vacancies around Hobby are any indication, related businesses are too... That’s just a little odd, but interesting. REminds me of the Hangar Hotel in Fredericksburg, which has a fantastic little bar. Not exactly the same concept, but in the same vein. It’s a cool place to check out if you’re up that way: http://www.hangarhotel.com/

There’s a lot of empty space in the warehouses around Hobby these days. There used to be a courier service running out of the private jet/heliport on the South side of the airport which appears to no longer be there. Likewise, there was a flight school that appears to be gone as well. I know the private jet industry is hurting, and if the vacancies around Hobby are any indication, related businesses are too…

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